"open a discourse" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to introduce a discussion in which two sides exchange ideas and opinions. For example, "Let's open a discourse on the benefits and drawbacks of home schooling."
"It wasn't that useful to opening a discourse" on the stigma of mental illness, Dr. Martelli said.
In the end, for all her efforts to open up a discourse on stop-loss and Iraq, it appears as if the movie is being sold as a flick for teenagers, complete with a poster of good-looking young people shown sullen and sexy on the hood of a car.
The guides say that as they walk through the Louvre the artworks open up a discourse and help these women to find their voices.
A13 Mediation Effort Scuttled President Laurent Kabila of Congo said he was shutting down an Organization of African Unity effort to open a political discourse among warring factions and banning the group's mediator because he had openly criticized the government.
About 5,500 troops and support workers were to be sent to Congo only when fighting had stopped, the peacekeepers' safety could be reasonably guaranteed and Mr. Kabila had taken steps to open a political discourse with his opponents.
President Laurent Kabila of Congo said today that he was shutting down an effort by the Organization of African Unity to open a political discourse among warring factions in Congo and banning the group's mediator because he had openly criticized the government.
Beaudry and Friesenhahn hope "to open a global discourse based on our first results and inspire regional studies on this issue," they write in a joint email to Science Careers.
"We've cracked open a new discourse on adaptive reused, and a model for a new strategy".
Unfortunately, neither rose to the occasion, seizing the opportunity to take a stance on this critical issue and open a public discourse.
